Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 246ATJ

246ATJ Requirement to obtain pool safety certificate for regulated pool that is not a shared pool

(1) This section applies to a person who purchases regulated premises if, at settlement under the contract of sale for the premises, a pool safety certificate is not in effect for a relevant regulated pool for the premises that is not a shared pool.

(2) The person must ensure there is a pool safety certificate in effect for the pool within—

(a) generally—90 days after the day of settlement (the
"usual period" ); or

(b) if, during the usual period, the person becomes a party to a proceeding before QCAT relating to the barrier for the pool—the usual period plus a further period equal to the number of days the person was a party to the proceeding.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.

(3) This section applies despite a contravention of section 246ATF (b) or (c) in relation to the sale of the regulated premises.